Animation: How the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Will Look

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see, as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Phases and local times of this eclipse

Local times for eclipse in Noumea on Saturday, June 6, 2020

Event

Time in Noumea

Direction

Altitude

Looks like

Comments

Penumbral Eclipse begins

Jun 6 at 4:45 AM

255°

20.9°

The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.

Maximum Eclipse

Jun 6 at 6:24 AM

247°

0.5°

Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.